People recommend such bullshit you would think they are being paid.
Get the m1 air, it’s good, it’s cheap, and it has great battery life and speakers. Sure an m2 is better but it’s also more expensive, get the m1 air, 8gb don’t listen to shills telling you to get 16gb it’s a trap, just get the base model you will love it.
Because he doesn’t need 16gb of ram.